Match the Odds
Sorcery — Lesson
Create a 1/1 white Ally creature token. Put a +1/+1 counter on it for each creature your opponents control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #12419
Match the Odds generates a Treasure token for each opponent who loses the coin flip, turning a three-mana instant into potentially three Treasures at once. Iroh, Grand Lotus decks run it because the incidental mana acceleration stacks with every other coin-flip payoff in the 99.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Iroh, Grand Lotus
Iroh, Grand Lotus triggers off every coin flip, so Match the Odds does double duty — it flips coins to feed Iroh's engine while banking Treasures for the next spell.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Match the Odds is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the only home where it does real work is Commander. Legacy and Vintage have no incentive to run a three-mana coin-flip effect when faster, more reliable mana acceleration exists. In Commander, the multiplayer math makes the Treasure ceiling three tokens per cast, and in coin-flip-matters builds the flip itself is a resource, not a side effect.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Match the Odds is firmly bulk — a trivial pickup for any deck that wants it. Bulk rares from niche theme sets rarely appreciate unless a pushed commander drags demand upward, so buy it for the effect, not the spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Iroh, Grand Lotus
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.